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No. 633,*9m. Patented sept. 2s, |899. n. mance. :KITCHEN CABINET.

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DAVID PIERCE, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR Old"V ONE-HALF TO JOHN W. BEARDSLEE, OF SAME PLACE. l

KITCHEN-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 633,901, dated September 26, 1899. Applicarimitlea February zo, 1e99.. seria1ru. 706,119, da model.)

2'0 'cl/ZZ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID PIERCE, a citi-A zen of the United States, anda resident of Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets;

' My invention has for its object to provide simple, economical, and convenient kitchen! cabinets; and it consists in certain peculiari'- tles of construction and combin'ationof parts hereinafter particularlyk set forth with refer-v ence to the accompanying drawings andsubsequently claimed. Figure l of the drawings represents a trans? verse sectional View of a kitchen-cabinet constructedin accordance wit-h my invention, the section being indicated by line l l in the succeeding figure; and Figs. 2 and 3 horizontal sections, respectively, indicated by lines 2 2 and 3 3 in the first ligure, parts of the structure being broken in the second figure to illustrate below the plane of the section.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A indicates a rectangular casing that is preferably mounted on casters h and which may be plain or ornamental in the matter of exterior finish. The upper edges of the end walls of the cas.- ing slope upward from the front, but are horizontal at the rear, and fast to these horizontal portions of said edges is a strip B, to which a lid C is hinged. Angular lever-brackets D, y

made fast on the inside of lid C, at the rear thereof, are connected bylinks E with a kneading-board F, for which horizontal supports are provided within the casing aforesaid, and this kneading-board is preferably provided ll with upwardly-projecting end flanges c and When the a rear flange d, as herein shown. lid 1s swung up to stand in the position shown by full lines in Fig. l, the bracket-levers D operate the links E to slide the kneadingl board forward beyond the front of the casing; but said lid being swung down, as'shown by dotted lines in the same gure, said leverbrackets and links operate to --retract said kneading-board to normal position flush with the front of said casing or a trifle within the same, as the width of the aforesaid kneadingboard may determine. The inner side of the hooks to serve as supports for a` rolling-pin.

When the lid is lifted andthe kneadingboard moved forward lbeyond the front of the casing, a series of rear trays belowsaid kneadin g-board are disclosed, these trays serving to hold various culinary materials.v The trays are preferably made from sheet metal and suspended-in a wooden frame G,-for which sup ports are provided in the casing. The end trays e are preferably deeper thanthe intermediate trays j', as hereinshown, and said traysmay be eitherflat or concave at their bottoms. The trays and their suspensionframe are maderemovable from the casing in order to facilitate cleaning. Arranged to slide in the casing yimmediately under the kneading-board is another board H, that may serve as a ybase upon which to cut bread or do other work. This board rests ron a horizontal upper partition Lthat serves as one of the supports for the tray-frame G, the other support for said frame being (a cleat I', fast on the inner side of the back of the casing, and said partition supports the rear stop g for the slide-board H aforesaid. Y

Acentral horizontal partition J is arranged inthe casing to constitute a shelfV for various utensils and materials employed in culinary operations, and the front of this partition or shelf is recessedl to obtain clearance for triangular frames made fast to the inner sides ofy hinged doors K for openings in the front of said casing, these doors being held closed by any. suitable latches and keepers such as are common in the hardware trade.

Each bin-frame is `herein shown as com'- prising a pair of vertical members L LI at a right angle to each other and a horizontal'bottoni member M between those aforesaid, the free edge of this 'bottoni member being rounded. Each of the aforesaid 'frames is provided with guides h for vertical iianges of a bin N, and the rounded front of the bin is extended below its base to form a flangethat laps the front edge of the frame -bcttom Each bin is lmade from sheet metal and provided with hand-rings z', by which it may be lifted in or out of place. y The kneadingboard being run out and either or both doors lid C may be provided with a pair of hooks similar to the one C shown in Fig. l, these IOO of the casing swung,r open, tho bin contents are readily accessible to the person utilizing said kneading-board, and it is obvious that the bins may be readily removed at any time it is desirable to clean the saine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A kitchen-cabinet comprisingr a casing provided with a hinged cover, horizontal supports in the casing, a kneading-board loose on the supports, angular lever-brackets made fast to the inside of the cover at the rear thereof independent of the aforesaid easing, and links connecting the brackets and kneading-board, whereby lift of said cover operates to slide said kneading-board forward on its horizontal supports to overhang the casingfront.

2. A kitchen-cabinet comprising a easingV provided with a-hinged cover, a horizontal kneadingf-board in loose engagement with the casing, a frame supported in said casing at the rear thereof below the plane of the kneading-board, a series of trays suspended in the frame and normally concealedby said kneading-board, lever-brackets fast to the inner side of the cover at the rear thereof independent of said easing, and links connecting the brackets and aforesaid kneading-board, whereby the latter has forward movement to uncover the trays when said cover is lifted.

4. A kitchen-cabinet comprising a casing having at least one hinged door provided with an inner frame consisting` of a pair of vertical mem bers at right angles to each other and a horizontal member between those aforesaid having a rounded outer edge, guides on the vertical frame members, and an outwardly-rounded but otherwise angular bin having lianges loose in said guides, this bin being supported ou the horizontal frame member and provided with handles whereby lit may be lifted clear of the aforesaid frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Janesville, in the county of Rook and State of XViscousin, in the presence of twowitn'esses.'

DAVID PIERCE.

Witnesses:

FRED FLETCHER, WILLIAM BYRNE. 

